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|date=21 October-End December 1856 | |date=21 October-End December 1856 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranzai_Valley Miranzai Valley, NWF] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranzai_Valley Miranzai Valley, NWF] | ||
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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032352/ Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032352/ Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain] | ||
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== Field Force == | == Field Force == | ||
| − | + | *[[Kohat Mountain Battery|No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery]] (3 guns) | |
| + | *No 3 Punjab Light Field Battery (6 guns) | ||
| + | *[[4th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Cavalry]] | ||
| + | *Detachment of [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] | ||
| + | *Four Companies of [[1st Gurkha Rifles|66th Gurkhas]] | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|Scinde Rifle Corps ]] | ||
== Reinforcements == | == Reinforcements == | ||
| − | Detachment Peshawar Mountain Train Battery | + | *Detachment [[Peshawar Mountain Battery|Peshawar Mountain Train Battery]] |
| + | *Detachment [[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] | ||
| + | *Four Companies of [[1st Gurkha Rifles|66th Gurkhas]] | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *Khotah Levies | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | ||
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| + | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Miranzai Valley Expedition 1856]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:41, 24 April 2014
| Miranzai Valley Expedition 1856 | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 21 October-End December 1856 | |
| Location: | Miranzai Valley, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.670634°N 71.201565°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Turi tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain | ||
| Strength | ||
| 4,876 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
- No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (3 guns)
- No 3 Punjab Light Field Battery (6 guns)
- 4th Punjab Cavalry
- Detachment of Sappers & Miners
- Four Companies of 66th Gurkhas
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 3rd Punjab Infantry
- Scinde Rifle Corps
Reinforcements
- Detachment Peshawar Mountain Train Battery
- Detachment 1st Punjab Cavalry
- Four Companies of 66th Gurkhas
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 5th Punjab Infantry
- Khotah Levies
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Recommended Reading
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0
